Roger Malcome
Jacobson, 78, of Homosassa, Fla., and Loyal, Wis., died Tuesday,
Jan. 16, 2007, at the Hospice House of Citrus County, Lecanto,
Fla.

Roger was born in
Clearbrook, Minn., on Aug. 23, 1928, to Roy and Myrtle (Berg)
Jacobson.

He was raised and
attended school in Clearbrook. He was a seaman with the U.S. Coast
Guard in 1945 on the Great Lakes. He also worked on the grain
elevators with his father. He built houses in Ihlen, Minn. He
served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, inducted in March
1951, and was discharged in 1953.

Roger and his
wife, Dolores, had moved to Loyal in March 1958 from Minnesota.
They had farmed at his Loyal residence for 49 years. Roger had
worked for Boson Construction, he created "Jacobson and Sons"
Construction business and was a self-employed truck driver. He was
a winter resident of Homosassa for 25 years. While he was a
"snowbird," he enjoyed time on his computer, carpentry and was an
avid ham radio operator.

He was
Lutheran.

Survivors include
his wife of 56 years, Dolores; three sons, David (Dawn) Jacobson of
Greenwood, James (Sue) Jacobson of Loyal, Allen (Joanne) Jacobson
of Homosassa; four daughters, Kathy (Denny) Ohm, Jeanie (Lawrie)
Beaver, Donna (David) Meyers, Diane (Tim) Schwecke, all of
Marshfield; two brothers, Dean (Sharon) Jacobson of Park Rapids,
Minn., and Jerry (Rachelle) Jacobson; one sister, DeVona Solberg
both of Bagley, Minn.; 16 grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased
by his mother and father, Roy and Myrtle Jacobson; and one
great-grandchild.

A celebration of
life and gathering of family and friends will be held at a later
date.

Charles E. Davis
Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness, Florida.

Brother, husband,
father, grandpa and great-grandpa will be lovingly missed.